Post by markglasgow on Nov 21, 2014 23:37:42 GMT 1
Carlisle away on a Tuesday night a few years back, the year they went up as champions.
I had been to their ground a couple of times previously and we had always been forced to go in the stand rather than the open terrace, which was closed off. So as I walked from the car in the hammering rain I wasn't too worried. This time though the covered stand was "shut" (or at least the away fans section of it was although I noticed teh home fans were allowed in ok) and we were forced onto the open terrace. I'm still not sure whether Carlisle were just being bloody obtuse or not.
The match though was one of THE great battling performances I've seen from a pretty limited Town team. We got a draw (1-1 I think) but it was like Rorke's Drift for 90 minutes.
The rain was lashing and incessant and the duffel coat I was wearing took 3 days to dry out and smelled like a wet labrador.
That combined with the shambolic time when Carlisle (Carliar?) called a Tuesday night game off at very short notice due to a frozen pitch make them one of my least favourite clubs. Mind you I had thought I was hard done by until I spoke to a fellow Salopian who had travelled up to the game all tyhe way from London.
So even I am confused as to why I have already made arrangements to go up there on Tuesday February 10th.
Carlise. Tuesday night. February. What could possibly go wrong?
Turned out be a great performance in the end as we ground out a superb 2-2 draw. Richard Hope got our 2nd deflecting in a free kick that was headed for the corner flag! It was one of those nights.